We all love cornbread, but even a small piece can contain up to 300 calories -- and that's without the butter! A reader who remains anonymous is searching for a healthy cornbread recipe so that she can enjoy it along with her family and friends, rather than pretending not to care for it because of it's high calorie content.

Traditional cornbread is usually full of butter and sugar. I am replacing sugar with a dash of Sun Crystals, which contain half the calories of regular sugar. I am switching out the butter for fat-free Greek yogurt. Greek yogurt is high in calcium and protein and low in lactose, making this suitable for people who are lactose intolerant. I am also adding a cup of canned corn to provide fiber and texture to the dish, by doing this I am also cutting the fat per serving since corn is naturally low in fat. Corn also contains B vitamins, which have been shown to help improve memory and aid in reducing the risk for colon cancer and heart attack. Corn also contains zeaxanthin and lutein, which aid in eye and heart health.

Try this delicious cornbread recipe!

A cup of yogurt can make for a healthy snack, but not if you reach for a sugar-filled brand. And though there are plenty of great tasting, lower-sugar yogurts out there from which to choose, an even better selection is Greek yogurt.

Two of the more popular brands of Greek yogurt, Chobani and Fage, provide ten percent of your daily need of calcium, in addition to containing probiotics for healthy digestion.

Plus, Greek yogurt contains more protein than regular yogurt (13g versus the typical six to nine grams). Reach for the zero fat kind and you'll get all this healthy goodness for under 80 calories!!

It's no wonder the Greek gods always had such great physiques.

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When you really get down to it, one of the main objectives of life is to stay alive for as long as we can. On average, we occupy a place on this planet for about 75 years. Some of us hang around for a little longer, while others take an earlier ferry. Still, barring any unfortunate accident or contraction of a terminal illness at a younger age, 75 seems to be the norm.

Keeping your stay on this wonderful world of ours from being cut short sometimes requires a good amount of work (regular exercise, adequate amounts of sleep, stressing less, etc.). However, there are also some easy ways to prevent early departure, many of which involve nothing more than a revised grocery shopping list. For the next eight days, we'll offer one death-defying food choice each day to help keep you healthy and happy for many more years to come.

Death-Defying Food #4: Greek Yogurt

Build a body of a goddess with this perfectly balanced treat and reduce your risk of type 2 diabetes. A University of Tennessee study found that people lost 61 percent more overall fat and 81 percent more abdominal fat than people who ate a similar diet minus yogurt. Add some fruit to make a healthy snack or use it as a replacement for mayonnaise in a variety of recipes.

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Summer is here, despite what the calendar may say (the solstice falls on June 20th this year). The beaches are open, the traffic is unbearable, and the heat is oppressive. Not exactly the cheeriest of pictures, I know, but with those negatives out of the way, we can now start focusing on the positives -- chief among them being you.

Transforming the human body seems an easy task for some people and an impossibility for others. But achieving some semblance of positivity in this regard is not as hard as it may sometimes seem. There are literally hundreds of ways to improve our physical health. Obviously, following a regular exercise program is one of them. Adhering to a healthy and sensible diet is equally as important. But that's all macro level, wide brush sort of stuff. Nothing new, nothing specific enough to really take hold of. So, that's why I decided on four quick tips that offer precise methods for kick-starting your positive physical transformation.

1 - Perform a Resistance Training Circuit. By cutting down the break time in between sets during your resistance training workout, you will burn more calories and improve cardiovascular health. Try performing a circuit of five to seven exercises with little to no rest in between sets, and then, if possible, go through the same circuit once more.

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